First the cold becomes more concentrated; not colder exactly, just pushier than the frigid press everywhere else. It doesn’t happen every time I wade to the waist. Like that noise your car refuses to make for the mechanic, it’s maddeningly inconsistent. But when this focused discomfort does turn up –always at the same mid-thigh point, Read More
Hands down, bar none, the single best investment you can make. Frankly, I can’t afford not too.
Staying comfortable outdoors is difficult in wet, soak you to the bone, conditions. Think early season snow storms while elk hunting or non stop rain while chasing steelhead. Weather you are out for multiple days or just trying to get warm midday, lighting the stove to make a hot drink or starting a fire to, Read More
Be willing to go where others won’t. Keep casting, even when it seems futile. The Reward will come.
“What’s the temperature out there?” is usually the first questions I get when catching up with east coast family and friends on the phone. “Ten below this morning… but it’s a dry cold, really not that uncomfortable,” is typically met with a snort of derision or a dismissive chuckle. “I’ll take it over a, Read More
Kamchatka taimen fishing is just plain awesome. Top-water peacock bass action deep in the Amazon doesn’t suck either. And please, don’t get me started on swinging for Atlantic salmon in Northwestern Iceland. I ask that you not inquire because I don’t want to lie. I’ve never done any of those things. As a garden-variety,, Read More
Years ago I read an account of a contemporary deer hunt in Gray’s Sporting Journal in which the author, after making the kill, swore to the animal that he wouldn’t waste any part of her. “Not one ounce,” he wrote. I don’t remember much else about the story, but that piece has stuck with, Read More
This fall we had the opportunity to spend a couple days fishing with our friend Tobias MacPhee. Toby is an old friend and an incredibly talented photographer. Check out the interview we did with him nearly a year ago, to learn about the awesome stuff he normally shoots. Today we just want to share a couple of his stunning, Read More
A glow from inside the fridge illuminates the room. I’m the only one awake. Pulling a half gallon of milk from the side door a sharp pain shoots up my arm. Nearly dropping the carton, my left hand springs into action and helps guide the milk safely to the counter. Scotch and Ibuprofen dull, Read More
Kids are in the back seat, headphones on, watching a new National Geographic DVD. Under the seat is a 12 gauge and six weight. Interspersed throughout the cab are stuffed animals, a fuzzy pink blanket, tripod, binoculars, sippy cups, and a soft sided cooler with enough snacks to feed a small army. Confined in the, Read More